The Contact Lens Institute (CLI) and the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) have collaborated to provide university-level instructors with direct access to CLI-developed research publications and practice tools.

Nearly 950 IACLE members – spanning more than 600 academic institutions and 81 countries – will be able to view and download CLI training and professional development materials from IACLETOP, the organisation’s digital resource and teaching platform.

These include multilingual assets for The EASY Way, CLI’s program to promote healthy contact lens wear and care, and in-depth consumer and practice management reports from CLI’s See Tomorrow initiative.

“Putting Contact Lens Institute materials in the hands of contact lens educators around the globe allows them to be even more closely connected to relevant trends and insights from top clinicians,” said Bonnie Boshart, chief executive officer of IACLE.

“This will translate into better preparing tens of thousands of students entering the profession, who in turn can deliver better patient care and improved practice performance.”

Established in 1979, IACLE is a nonprofit organisation and is a leading provider of educational and information resources essential to contact lens educators. For more information, visit iacle.org.

The CLI undertakes activities that properly assess, enhance, promote, and balance contact lens and lens care industry welfare and growth, including the safe use of products in the marketplace. Its members include leading contact lens manufacturers.